Vinyl pressings
by Soul II Soul · 1990
Vol. II (1990 - A New Decade) was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 18 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
DIX 90 A-1U-1-1 JASide A runout, variant 1
DIX 90 B-1U-1-1Side B runout, variant 1
DIX 90 A-1U-1-1 JASide A runout, variant 2
DIX 90 B-1U-1-3Side B runout, variant 2
ST VR 907793-A FUTURE DISC -T.B. 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side A
ST VR 907794-A 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side B
ST-VR-907793Label side A
ST-VR-907794Label side B
50021 - A STVR 907794side A
50021 - B - STVR 907795side B
DIX 90 A-2Side A runout groove hand-etched
DIX 90 B-2Side B runout groove hand-etched
DIX 90ASide A label
DIX 90BSide B label
427099 1 01 ℗1990 200
427099 2 02 ℗1990 200
VL 3098A FUTURE DISC TB> (CR)Runout side A
VL 3098B #2 (CR)Runout side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Virgin 50021First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1990 | Australia | 10 Records DIX 90 / Virgin DIX 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | 10 Records 427099 1 / 10 Records 066 427099 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Virgin VL3098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Colombia | EMI Colombia 11001304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50015-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | 10 Records DIX 90 / 10 Records 210 705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | 10 Records DIX 90 / 10 Records 210 705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | France | 10 Records 210 705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | 10 Records VG 50506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | 10 Records VG 50506LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Greece | 10 Records VG 50506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Israel | 10 Records DIX 90 / Helicon Records DIX 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Italy | 10 Records DIX 90 / Virgin DIX 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Portugal | 10 Records 605562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Virgin 114 427099 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Vol. II (1990 - A New Decade) are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is 10 Records DIX 90, released May 21, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DIX 90, 91367-1, 50021, 427099 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DIX 90 A-1U-1-1 JA and DIX 90 B-1U-1-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
